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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
In Tropic Seas Clipper Ship Channing
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

In Tropic Seas Clipper Ship Channing

Artifact IDMO 1969.72
Object Type Painting
Artist
Date1934
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensionsoverall H 16 1/4 in x W 26 1/4 in (41.3 cm x 66.7 cm )
Physical DescriptionA painting of the clipper ship, CHANNING. It depicts a side view of the three-masted sailing ship at full sail on open water. Two other sailing ships are visible in the distant background. The full title of the painting, which runs along the bottom, reads: In TROPIC SEAS CLIPPER SHIP CHANNING–OWNER WARREN:DELANO:ROOSEVELT PERIOD 1845. The painting is signed by the artist in the lower left corner: CAPT. A. AXEL, 1934.

The painting is on a flat wooden stretcher and unframed.
Historical NoteThe title of this painting refers to Franklin Roosevelt's grandfather, Warren Delano, who is named erroneously by the artist as Warren Delano Roosevelt, but was not a Roosevelt.
Additional Details
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPrints and Paintings (National Archives Identifier 778817)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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